# Smurfit Kappa to invest EUR 54 million to double capacity at Ibi plant in Spain

Smurfit Kappa will invest EUR 54 million to double the capacity of its Bag-in-Box plant in Ibi, Alicante, Spain, and create 200 jobs. The investment also improves waste management and energy efficiency.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-02-01
- Where: Ibi, Alicante, Spain
- Value: $58.0M (54.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double the plant's capacity
- Products: bag-in-box packaging for wine, dairy, liquid eggs, cooking oils and water
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Smurfit Kappa](https://endata.com/companies/261.md)

## Sources

- [smurfitkappa.com](https://www.smurfitkappa.com/newsroom/2024/smurfit-kappa-announces-54-million-investment-in-spanish-bag-in-box-plant), 2024-02-01: "Smurfit Kappa will invest €54 million to double the capacity of its Ibi Bag-in-Box plant in Alicante, Spain."
- [paperindustryworld.com](https://www.paperindustryworld.com/smurfit-kappa-announces-e54-million-investment-in-spanish-bag-in-box-plant/), 2024-03-04: "We are proud to be taking Ibi to the next level through this investment and creating a further 200 jobs for the local economy."

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